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Revere vs Upton vs Saugus
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Revere has grown the fastest since 2010 (+20.2%).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Saugus has the shortest commute (30 min average).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Revere | Upton | Saugus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 60,012Highest |
8,189Lowest |
28,773 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +20.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.5% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.2±1.3Lowest about the MA average |
46.4±4.8Highest 16% above MA |
44.5±2.5 11% above MA |
| Upton and Saugus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±1.8 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.2%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Revere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±1.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
22%±2.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Saugus and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
31.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±0.7 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Saugus and Revere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,969±$10kLowest 16% below MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$101,539±$3k about the MA average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $597,400±$17k 6% above MA |
$576,700±$41kLowest about the MA average |
$603,400±$13kHighest 7% above MA |
| Saugus and Revere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,076±$95 18% above MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$2,241±$201Highest 27% above MA |
| Saugus and Revere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,605Lowest 6% below MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$6,049 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.9%±4.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31Lowest MA: 51.8% |
53%±9.2 MA: 51.8% |
| Revere and Saugus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5%Highest MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 45.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
71.5% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 1 yr newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 18% above MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
30 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 9.2%±1.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.3%±2.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #241 of 282 in MA | #46 of 282 in MA | #194 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Revere | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Saugus |
| High school in town | Revere High | Blackstone Valley | Saugus High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.6 |
11.2Lowest |
15.5Highest |
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MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.